Who Will Be Person of the Year 2008?

Who Will It Be in 2008?

Barack Obama? Gordon Brown? Michael Phelps? Click through the pros and cons of our finalists for Person of the Year and vote for the candidates you think are most deserving. More »

Persons of the Year 1972: Nixon & Kissinger

In 1972, Henry Kissinger was the national security assistant to President Nixon, and both were named TIME Men of the Year. Kissinger explains why he was unhappy to be chosen More »
The Best Kept Secret in Journalism

TIME editors explain the selection process and the need for secrecy in the magazine's annual pick of Person of the Year More »
Person of the Year 1996: David Ho

TIME Senior Science Reporter Alice Park talks with AIDS researcher Dr. David Ho, the 1996 choice for Person of the Year More »
Person of the Year 2001: Rudy Giuliani

After the September 11th attacks on America in 2001, the decision for TIME's Person of the Year was not clear cut More »
Your Picture In Times Square

Submit photos of your nominees—including yourself—for display More »
Person of the Year: The YouTube Take

TIME Managing Editor Rick Stengel put out a call on YouTube for suggestions for the magazine's 2008 Person of the Year. There were thousands of comments and dozens of video responses More »
Last Year's Choice: Vladimir Putin

TIME's selection of Russian Prime Minister (then-President) Vladimir Putin as its Person of the Year in 2007 proved prescient More »
Person of the Year 1991: Ted Turner

Former media mogul Ted Turner recalls his selection as TIME Man of the Year in 1991, when his CNN network came of age in the first Gulf War More »
A History in Covers: Person of the Year

Covers and sound from the history of the TIME Person of the Year, beginning with the first one selected: Charles Lindbergh in 1927 More »
Who Will Be the 2008 Person of the Year?

Watch the debate highlights with Brian Williams, Elizabeth Edwards, Congressman Artur Davis, John Slattery, Seth Meyers and Suze Orman More »